What color is #C9AFEB?

#C9AFEB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9AFEB?

The RGB value is 201, 175, 235: 201 red, 175 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9AFEB?

The complementary color is #D1EBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9AFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9AFEB color

#C9AFEB rgb(201, 175, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9AFEB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 68.6% green and 92.2% blue (201, 175, 235).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#C9AFEB color codes

HEX	`#C9AFEB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 175, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 68.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 20.77, -26.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 33.7, 308.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.41, 49.076, 85.187)`
Decimal	`13217771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9AFEB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C9AFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9AFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C9AFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9afeb; }
.text { color: #c9afeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9afeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 175 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9afeb, #e7afeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9AFEB?: #C9AFEB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9AFEB?: The RGB value is 201, 175, 235: 201 red, 175 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9AFEB?: The complementary color is #D1EBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9AFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.